Panhandle
Escambia County, Florida apostille filing
Every Escambia County paper that needs a foreign-use stamp still goes to Tallahassee. We cover 5 cities and 17 ZIP codes in this county.
Escambia County, without the jargon
Escambia County is in Panhandle. 5 cities and towns and 17 ZIP codes here still use one Tallahassee office for the foreign-use stamp.
The Panhandle sits closer to Alabama than to Miami. Overnight shipping to Tallahassee is normal from Pensacola, Panama City, and Fort Walton. People here often need school records, court documents, and documents for work or family in Latin America.
If the document is a court file — divorce, name change, adoption — the Escambia County clerk has to certify it first. We cannot take a website printout to the state.
How documents leave Escambia County
Inbound shipping from this county is overnight to our Tallahassee desk. We drop the original at the state office and send it back with tracking.
Birth and marriage records still come from Florida vital records. Powers of attorney still need a Florida notary. An FBI report still cannot be stamped here.
Latin America from this county
Families in Escambia County send documents to Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Brazil, and Central America more than anywhere else. Those countries take the Florida stamp. Cuba does not.
Cities and towns in Escambia County
CantonmentCenturyMc DavidMolinoPensacola
Questions people ask
Can the Escambia County clerk add the apostille?
No. The clerk can certify a court copy. Only the Florida Department of State in Tallahassee can add the foreign-use stamp.
Do I have to visit the county seat?
Only if you still need a certified court copy. Once you have that document, you can ship it to us from anywhere in the county.